Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A guy becomes attached to his wallet. It takes a long time to break them in. (Remember
George Costanza and his wallet?) They become part of the family. It goes everywhere you go. Don’t ever leave without it, because if you
do, you feel like a fish out of water until you are reunited. It’s like an extra limb, it becomes part of
you. Should you misplace it, or even
lose it, it’s like losing your child. For Christmas, I received a new wallet. Now, keep in mind that I have had my last family
member for about the last decade. It
knew me. It protected me. It was part of me. So, when I received the new wallet, I was
surprised. It was out of the blue and I had not asked for it. I will be honest; my
children had given me a new wallet a couple of years ago. It was nice but I couldn't bring myself
(never really tried) to switch. I
believe it still sits in my dresser drawer.
When I opened the new one this year, you could imagine my anxiety. What? Part
with old faithful? Could I even consider
it? I took a couple of days to ponder my
dilemma. After all, this is a bid life
altering decision. The new wallet was
very nice and I decided just to try to see what it felt like. I transferred all my stuff and liked how it
looked but it was too fat. Downsizing
was in order. Do I really need every
shoppers card with me at all times?
Could I part with any of it? As
stressful as the decision was, I made the cutbacks necessary. Suddenly, the wallet felt good. It fit in my pocket and wasn’t too heavy. Next was the trial run. Actually carrying the wallet! I am happy to say, after a week long test
run, I have a slick, new, very
functional new member of my entourage. Oh
tri-fold wallet, how I missed you. Welcome
to the family!

About Me

I should probably start with explaining the "Bill the Great". It was a nickname I aquired at and old job. I had not really thought of it in a long time until I was pondering a blog site name. It is not anything that I take seriously, so please, take it lightly! I grew up in Scottsdale and have lived my entire life in Arizona. I have been married for 16 years and have four children, Billy, Kyra, Tasha, and Payton.